First of all how is this a hacker news? Second I've seen these shoes and I'm no basketball buff but wtf?! Lebron nike shoes are so "UGLY or SUPER UGLY" they're in no where near the cool designs of those Air Jordan shoes. That Under Armour branded shoes those are cool. Peace out!
LeBron James Signs Unprecedented Lifetime Contract with Nike
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#12> His lifetime deal with Nike could eventually become something similar to Michael Jordan’s. Jordan, 52, is officially the chief executive officer of the Jordan Brand, which continues to release new shoes. Sales of Air Jordan brand shoes topped $2.6 billion last year, according to Forbes. I had to read that last figure twice...the first time, I thought it meant $2.6 billion total , which seems like a reasonable amoun…
> for one line of shoes
There are at least a few new Jordan sneakers released every single week.
Re: LeBron James Signs Unprecedented Lifetime Contract with Nike
#13> His lifetime deal with Nike could eventually become something similar to Michael Jordan’s. Jordan, 52, is officially the chief executive officer of the Jordan Brand, which continues to release new shoes. Sales of Air Jordan brand shoes topped $2.6 billion last year, according to Forbes. I had to read that last figure twice...the first time, I thought it meant $2.6 billion total , which seems like a reasonable amoun…
The resale market alone is profiting $380M per year on Nike shoes. I'd wager a majority of that is in Jordans. Nike knows this market exists, and they are doing a fine job keeping the streets hungry for their brands. Watch / read more at https://www.ted.com/talks/josh_luber_the_secret_sneaker_mark...
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#14I'm as impressed or more with Under Armour snagging Bryce Harper, Tom Brady, Steph Curry and Jordan Spieth (arguably the top players in their sports currently).
As well as Cam Newton.
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#15Ah, Nike. The company with worse fanboys than Apple.
Nike managed to conceal the fact that Air Jordans were inflated with sulfur hexafluoride, not air. They needed a big molecule that wouldn't slowly leak through the bladder. It took them 14 years to come up with a bladder lining that would hold nitrogen.
Re: LeBron James Signs Unprecedented Lifetime Contract with Nike
#16> His lifetime deal with Nike could eventually become something similar to Michael Jordan’s. Jordan, 52, is officially the chief executive officer of the Jordan Brand, which continues to release new shoes. Sales of Air Jordan brand shoes topped $2.6 billion last year, according to Forbes. I had to read that last figure twice...the first time, I thought it meant $2.6 billion total , which seems like a reasonable amoun…
Hands down, Air Jordan is the best logo ever created. Designers might not think so, but people bought $2.6 million worth of products last year just because of it. It's hard to beat that.
Re: LeBron James Signs Unprecedented Lifetime Contract with Nike
#17> His lifetime deal with Nike could eventually become something similar to Michael Jordan’s. Jordan, 52, is officially the chief executive officer of the Jordan Brand, which continues to release new shoes. Sales of Air Jordan brand shoes topped $2.6 billion last year, according to Forbes. I had to read that last figure twice...the first time, I thought it meant $2.6 billion total , which seems like a reasonable amoun…
Hands down, Air Jordan is the best logo ever created. Designers might not think so, but people bought $2.6 million worth of products last year just because of it. It's hard to beat that.
Incidentally, the logo is called "Jumpman", and it's actually based on Jordan doing a ballet grand jeté to make it look like a more prodigious jump than his usual style.
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#18I'm as impressed or more with Under Armour snagging Bryce Harper, Tom Brady, Steph Curry and Jordan Spieth (arguably the top players in their sports currently).
Lebron sells more shoes than all those guys combined.
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#19For people thinking this not hacker news related. I thought so too, but according to the guidelines it is.
> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon.
Thanks for sharing OP.
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#20How can hackers profit from endorsement deals like this? If any software or hardware marketers are interested, please get in touch.